RESULTS OF INTRODUCTING THE PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION CONTROL INTO THE PRACTICE OF THE BELARUS REPUBLICAN TUBERCULOSIS SERVICE

Abstract

Infection control (IC) in tuberculosis facilities is a package of specific measures and technological procedures to reduce the likelihood of tuberculosis transmission. To monitor and assess IC measures is an important component of work of any tuberculosis facility. The health protection in healthcare workers and patients in different healthcare organizations may be compared on the basis of qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the efficiency of tuberculosis IC measures. The major indicators of IC in the healthcare organizations are the incidence of tuberculosis among healthcare workers and that within the first year of their work in the given healthcare organization. An algorithm for IC measures is proposed for tuberculosis facilities.

Keywords

• противотуберкулезные организации
• инфекционный контроль
• алгоритм
• мониторинг